This topic is highly unusual in its outcome. This is because it is very much a collaboration between myself and the classes I work with. I love to create environments and secret places and this is the essence of this topic. The intention is to create a nest or secret place of some sort. The completed nest on this page is about 1 metre high and about 60cm across.
The
piece is created by the whole class and assembled by me, a truly collaborative
piece. The children all work on individual pieces, these were stitched
together, then further decorated and made into the large artwork you
see in the picture. Once completed it is a wonderful starting point
for creative language and story-telling. This topic includes
o Use of colour
o Tactile experience
o Group and individual creative work
o Decision making and discussion
o Tactile experimentation
o Basic stitching
o Fabric and thread manipulation
o Creative and descriptive language
This topic does need
a considerable time allocation to allow experimentation in both the
tactile element and the surface decoration. Please contact me for further
details.
Copyright © 2008 Nicky Dillerstone . Design by Thomas Plaskitt
